Opinion: Trump has a chance to use the economy to turn the political tides in his favor
President Trump talks to reporters at the White House last month. By Marc A. Thiessen Marc A. Thiessen Columnist focusing on foreign and domestic policy Bio Follow Columnist May 7 at 3:44 PM With the end of the Mueller probe and the news that the U.S. economy is performing far beyond expectations, President Trump has reached an inflection point in his presidency. He has the chance to turn the political tides decisively in his favor, if he takes it.
That’s bad news for Joe Biden. His presidential campaign is built on the rationale that he can win back the “forgotten Americans” in key swing states who voted twice for him and Barack Obama but switched to Trump in 2016. His problem is these Americans are doing better under Trump than they did under Obama-Biden. In Wisconsin, the unemployment rate is 2.9 percent; in Pennsylvania, it is 3.9 percent; in Michigan, it is 4 percent; and in Ohio, 4.4 percent.
When under attack, the natural instinct is to circle the wagons. Trump has spent the first two years of his presidency feeding and tending to his base, rather than working to expand it. He lashed out with what we now know was justifiable anger at the special counsel and Democrats who accused him of being a Russian agent. Persuadable Americans did not know what to think.
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